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When Shah Rukh Khan had turned down Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge 4 times!
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When Shah Rukh Khan Rejected Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge Not Once Or Twice But Four Times Due To His Age-Related Concern

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When Shah Rukh Khan had turned down Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge 4 times! (Photo Credit – Facebook)

To say that Shah Rukh Khan immortalized Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’s Raj as the ultimate symbol of romance is just the bare minimum. In the iconic ‘Tujhe Dekha Toh Yeh Jaana’ sequence with the superstar’s signature pose, while standing in the Sarson Ka Khet or the train scene in the climax, every die-hard Bollywood romantics gulped every scene and emotion of the movie as passionately as possible. But did you know that Shah Rukh Khan rejected the movie 4 times? Yes, you heard that right.

We almost missed out on the superstar playing the cult character. Reason? Shah Rukh Khan thought he was too ‘old’ to play the role of Raj in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. Imagine the King Of Romance wanting to turn down a role like Raj, sounds a bummer, right? But it ended up happening almost 4 times.

Shah Rukh Khan Initially Rejected Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

According to a news report in ScoopWhoop, SRK, in a documentary had said, “I never wanted to do a romantic role. Because by the time I joined films I was 26. Normally, romantic films meant that you started off from a college and then you work your way up into romance and then run away with a girl, or committed suicide with a girl. I thought I was too old to be a romantic hero.”

The actor further said he was keen to take up negative roles like Darr and Baazigar, which he felt gave him more prominence. After repeatedly rejecting Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, director-producer Aditya Chopra offered the role to Saif Ali Khan. But as they say, destiny always finds its way to the things meant for you. Yash Chopra persuaded his son to convince Shah Rukh Khan.

Yash Chopra himself decided to meet Shah Rukh Khan and said, “You must take up romantic roles on the big screens if you want to survive in the industry.” The actor could not refuse the legendary producer and nodded to the movie. And the rest, they say, is history. The movie became one of the most successful films in Indian cinema and the longest-running movie in the country. Most importantly, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge redefined SRK as a milestone actor in romance and charm.

What Next Shah Rukh Khan? 

SRK appeared in three back-to-back films in 2023, including Pathaan, Jawan and Dunki. He also had a cameo role in Tiger 3. The superstar is now gearing up for his next big release, titled King, one of the most-anticipated Bollywood films. The movie is scheduled to be released in 2026.

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Lambrini Girls’ Selin Macieira-Boşgelmez to “take a step back from live shows” due to “seek medical help” on severe impact of touring with disabilities
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Lambrini Girls’ Selin Macieira-Boşgelmez to “take a step back from live shows” due to “seek medical help” on severe impact of touring with disabilities

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Lambrini Girls bassist Selin Macieira-Boşgelmez has announced that she is taking “a step back from live shows”.

  • READ MORE: Lambrini Girls are all bark and tons of bite

The band are set to embark on a US tour later this month and a 19-date trek across the UK and Europe starting on November 19 at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town.

But Macieira in a lengthy post on her Instagram page, has announced she will not be part of the US tour and Big Girl’s Kaitlin Pelkey will be filling in for her.

“Hello. I want to talk about something quite personal, partially because of my violent need to be deeply understood by those in my life, partially in order to be transparent about touring with disabilities in hopes to raise awareness, in hopes, that people in my position can relate and feel less alone,” she began before adding: “And also because I’ve never understood, nor had the desire to understand, the taboo of being very personal with strangers.”

She continued: “Being in this band has taken me places and shown me things I never thought I’d see, and I’m forever grateful that I get to play shows for a living and write music that people enjoy.

“But after extensive touring, I’ve been forced to come face to face with my limit. I’ve always struggled badly in touring environments, and despite my best efforts, those struggles have consumed me entirely and spat me out again.”

Macieira goes on to explain that she was diagnosed as being bipolar and with autism four years ago and after touring last year she “developed a physical tic, that has since progressed to a vocal tic” and is “causing me a lot of distress and pain.”

“I’ve never wanted anything more in my life than to be able to exist normally in this world, and having the realisation that this is not possible has put me in a dangerous place mentally,” she said.

“I have to withdraw and try to simulate a safe environment, to mend the foundations I’ve cracked in myself to try and come back to myself. Unfortunately this means I will be taking a step back from live shows with Lambrini Girls, to give myself a chance to seek medical help.

Lambrini Girls at Reading 2025. CREDIT: Derek Bremner for NME

“Our scheduled shows are still going ahead and I’ll appear on stage when I’m able, but for our upcoming US tour you’ll have the brilliant Kaitlin Pelkey from Big Girl filling in for me on bass.”

Macieira went to say that she is tired of being “expected to be ‘loud’ and ‘energetic’ – to be ‘on’ all the time.”

She concluded: “I’m tired of feeling like being quiet in this band is weakness and inadequacy, like it’s not enough. I’ve betrayed myself for so long at nobody’s cost but my own. No more cosplaying from me. Peace up, A-town.”

The duo’s debut album ‘Who Let The Dogs Out’ was released earlier this year. In a glowing five-star review of the LP, NME shared: “Lambrini Girls prove punk is alive and kicking. They’re unapologetically amplifying chaos, calling out societal wrongs, and daring us all to feel something. This record is loud, raw, and impossible to ignore.”

Lambrini Girls are due to kick off their UK tour on November 19. Check out a full list of tour dates here and visit here to purchase tickets.

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Krish clarifies he did not walk out on Hari Hara Veera Mallu due to Pawan Kalyan; blames ‘personal issues’
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Krish clarifies he did not walk out on Hari Hara Veera Mallu due to Pawan Kalyan; blames ‘personal issues’

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Updated on: Sept 01, 2025 03:17 pm IST

Director Krish broke silence about walking out of Hari Hara Veera Mallu while promoting his upcoming film Ghaati with Anushka Shetty.   

Director Krish Jagarlamudi was supposed to direct Pawan Kalyan’s historic epic film Hari Hara Veera Mallu before he walked out of the project in early 2024. Producer AM Rathnam’s son, filmmaker Jyothi Krisna, had to take over the directing duties, with the film only releasing in July this year. While promoting his upcoming film Ghaati, here’s what Krish said about walking out of the project.

Krish was the director of Pawan Kalyan’s Hari Hara Veera Mallu before he walked out of the project.

Krish clarifies why he walked out of HHVM

Krish spoke to the press in Hyderabad over the weekend about his upcoming film Ghaati. Claiming that he had nothing but respect for Pawan and Rathnam, he said, “I directed a portion of Hari Hara Veera Mallu. I have nothing but love and respect for Pawan Kalyan and AM Rathnam. When I was a kid, I saw Surya movies (Mega Surya Productions) and always dreamt of working with him. I have always been inspired by him.”

Krish also spoke about why he walked out of the project, mostly blaming Covid and his personal issues, though he did bring up scheduling conflicts. “We had some issues with the schedule, and Covid hit after we began shooting. I also had a few personal issues that prompted me to walk out of the project. And then Jyothi Krisna had to pick up where I left off. Since then, I have concentrated completely on Ghaati,” he said.

The making of HHVM

Pawan okayed the script of HHVM in 2019 and underwent a look test for it in early 2020. The film went on floors, and soon, Krish confirmed that he was working on a period film with Pawan. The film’s title was announced in 2021. Though initially marketed as a single film, in May 2024, the production house announced that it would be released in two parts after rumours of Krish walking out and the project being shelved began spreading. It was announced that Jyothi had taken over the project.

Speculations were rife that Krish had walked out as Pawan was juggling shooting for the film with campaigning for the Andhra Pradesh elections. He finished shooting for the film this year after winning the elections last year and becoming the Deputy CM of AP. Krish, however, stayed mum on his walkout till now. Ghaati will be released in theatres on 5 September. HHVM was released in theatres in July this year to mostly negative reviews and made ₹116.82 crore worldwide.

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Kneecap cancel 2025 US tour due to "close proximity of next court hearing"
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Kneecap cancel 2025 US tour due to “close proximity of next court hearing”

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Kneecap have cancelled their sold-out 2025 US headline tour. Find all the details below.

  • READ MORE: Kneecap on the cover – giving peace, protest and partying a chance

It comes after member Mo Chara’s terrorism case was adjourned until next month at his second court hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London last Wednesday (August 20).

“To all our US-based fans, we have some bad news. Due to the close proximity of our next court hearing in London on September 26 – as the British government continues its witch-hunt – with the start of the US tour, we will have to cancel all 15 US tour dates in October,” the Irish rap trio wrote.

“With every show fully sold out, this is news we are sad to deliver. But once we win our court case, which we will, we promise to embark on an even bigger tour to all you great heads.”

They continued: “Canadian shows are NOT affected and we will be playing our 4 sold out shows in Vancouver and Toronto.”

Kneecap went on to tease some upcoming “good news” for those in the States.

“We will be sharing something very special for US fans next week so that we can still link in with you all in October,” they said. “It’s top secret for now but all will be revealed next week – stay tuned.

“And remember… ‘The revolution will be no re-run, brothers. The revolution will be live’.”

Ticketholders for the US dates can get a refund from their point of purchase. See the post below.

Chara (real name Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh) first appeared in court in June, when he was released on unconditional bail.

The terrorism charges were levelled against him in May for allegedly displaying a Hezbollah flag onstage at a London show last November. The rapper is yet to enter a plea, but has denied any wrongdoing.

His lawyers are seeking to throw out the case, arguing that the terror charge against him was brought outside the time limit. They claim that it was brought a day after the six-month limit for such charges.

However, prosecutors say the charge was brought exactly within the required time limit.

Responding to the terror charge in May, Kneecap denied the offence and vowed to “vehemently defend ourselves”. “This is political policing,” they wrote. “This is a carnival of distraction. We are not the story. Genocide is.”

Speaking outside the court following last week’s hearing, Chara thanked supporters for coming. “We know this story is more than just about me. It’s more than Kneecap; this is a story about Palestine and us as a distraction from the real story,” he told those gathered.

“We know, unfortunately, this story will end up in the media today, while Israel commits genocide at the same time. So, everybody, continue to speak about Palestine, free Palestine. Thank you all for coming.”

Kneecap have since returned to the stage for a defiant set at Rock en Seine, where pro-Israel protestors attempted to disrupt the performance.

Earlier this month, the trio led chants of “fuck KKR” at Øya Festival 2025 before condemning the “hate-filled” Hungarian Prime Minister in a video broadcast at Sziget in Budapest.

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Sophie Turner fears for child stars due to social media pressures
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Sophie Turner fears for child stars due to social media pressures

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Sophie Turner fears for young stars due to the toxicity of social media.

Sophie Turner is worried about the impact social media has on young actors

The 29-year-old actress was just 13 when she was cast in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones and admits that she is concerned about performers who are thrust into the spotlight at an early age because of the cruel nature of the online sites.

Sophie told Flaunt magazine: “I look at the kids who are about to be in the new Harry Potter and I just want to give them a hug and say, ‘Look, it’s going to be okay but don’t go anywhere near (social media).’

“Stay friends with your home friends, keep living at home with your family, make sure your parents are your chaperones – it’s so important to have that grounding adjacent to the big, crazy stuff that you do.”

Sophie recalled how her confidence dropped as social media became increasingly prominent after Game of Thrones started airing in 2011.

She said: “I think social media was just really becoming a big thing after I started on Game of Thrones, so I got a couple of years of peace and quiet and then I had to adjust. It had such a profound impact on my mental health, like more than I could tell you.

“It almost destroyed me on numerous occasions.”

Sophie even stated that she will refuse to allow her own children – daughters Willa, five, and Delphine, three, from her marriage to former husband Joe Jonas – to act until they have grown up.

The Trust star said: “Oh God, they’re not acting! Not until they’re at least 25!”

Turner appears alongside Game of Thrones co-star Kit Harington in her upcoming movie The Dreadful and is determined to work on projects that generate discussion.

She explained: “I do like to make things that people can walk away from and they feel able to change something about themselves or feel inspired to do something.

“I want to do more unusual stories – I want to do more A24-type projects where they’re super unique and very niche.”

Sophie and Kit play lovers in The Dreadful and the former admits that it was a strange dynamic alongside a person she describes as “like a brother in real life”.

She said: “We suddenly went, ‘Oh s***! Why have we committed to playing a couple?’ It was really weird.”

However, the pair got on with it and had a “great time” together.

Sophie said: “As ever, he’s the biggest, most uplifting big brother I could ask for, bar my own two real-life brothers.”




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Is Salman Khan not a part of No Entry Mein Entry due to Arjun Kapoor? Here's what we know
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Is Salman Khan not a part of No Entry Mein Entry due to Arjun Kapoor? Here’s what we know

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Published on: Aug 23, 2025 03:55 pm IST

While there has been buzz around No Entry Mein Entry, we have learnt the reason behind Salman Khan opting out of the sequel, and it’s because of Arjun Kapoor

Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor, Fardeen Khan and Bipasha Basu-starrer No Entry is about to complete 20 years since its release. And two decades later, the comic caper is getting a sequel after much anticipation No Entry Mein Entry, but with a completely new cast. While the sequel was teased and talked about multiple times in this while, with Salman Khan hinting at his return, it seems that the superstar won’t be returning for part two and we have got to know why.

Salman Khan, Arjun Kapoor and Boney Kapoor

An insider source tells us that the reason of Salman not coming back has to do not just of professional but also personal reasons. “The truth is simple: Salman’s problem lies with Boney Kapoor (producer) and Arjun Kapoor. That’s why Boney had no option but to re-cast No Entry Mein Entry instead of bringing back the original cast,” the source shares.

For the unversed, there were reports of tensions between Salman and Arjun after the latter started dating Malaika Arora, who was earlier married to Salman’s brother Arbaaz Khan, post her divorce. So, while the interest was there for Salman to return, seems like the tension was too much to overlook.

No Entry Mein Entry is reportedly being made with Varun Dhawan and Arjun Kapoor. Diljit Dosanjh was also a part of the film, but his involvement has been dicey since he got into a controversy over Sardaarji 3 release. Tamannaah Bhatia is also rumoured to have joined the film’s cast.

Recently, Boney had said in an interview that he considers it his “loss” to not have been able to retain the original cast from the film.

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